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When 25 year-old gay yuppie David volunteers to be a “buddy” to an AIDS patient, the community center assigns him to Robert, a 32 year-old politically impassioned California gardener abandoned by his friends and family. Revolving around the confines of Robert’s Manhattan hospital room, the film unfolds this devastating two-hander (the rest of the cast is only heard off-screen). And as David is changed by knowing Robert, so are we. A timeless portrayal of an era in LGBTQ history, this is the first feature-length film about AIDS, presented in a new restored copy.
Arthur J. Bressan Jr.
Born in New York, in 1943. A pioneer of gay cinema in the 1970s, he worked across documentary, narrative, adult and short form filmmaking. His boldness and artistry earned him both acclaim and controversy over the course of his decade-long career. Among his films are Passing Strangers (1974), Gay USA (1977) and Abuse (1983). He passed away in 1987, from complications brought on by AIDS.
